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           Giraffe Manor
            Where  Nairobi, Kenya
           As the name suggests, this world-renowned
           property is home to some fairly sizable
           resident ‘pets’. The herd of Rothschild’s giraffe
           that roam the retreat are a sight to behold,
           often peeping through windows hunting for
           snacks and generally enjoying their home.
           Animal lovers will love breakfasting with these
           gentle giants, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
           to feed giraffes while enjoying your own eggs
           benedict. If you just can’t get enough, you can
           also enjoy a guided walk around the grounds
           and visit the AFEW Giraffe Centre to see more
           of the famous herd.                           05
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           The Algonquin Hotel                  The London West                      06

            Where  New York City, USA           Hollywood
           The Algonquin Hotel has a long history of    Where  Los Angeles, USA
           in-house kitties, stretching back to the 1920s   Visitors of The London West Hollywood are
           when a stray walked into the lobby. The   lucky enough to share the premises with the
           original cat was named Hamlet and since   hotel’s official mascots: two English bulldogs
           then, there has always been a hotel cat, with   named Winston and Churchill. The pair live
           the hotel making plenty of references to its   on the property full-time and are always up
           feline history with events like their annual cat   for a friendly face, happy to say hello
           fashion show. The current Hamlet VIII spends   wherever you find them on the property, be
           a lot of his time napping in the lobby, greeting   it the rooftop pool or their favourite
           guests and supervising festivities. Fortunately   Hampton Court. Guests can even invite the
           for those of us who aren’t in New York just   pooches along to events they might be
           yet, he puts out plenty of content on social   hosting, with the dynamic duo partying for
           media (@thealgonquincat) and even has his   up to an hour as part of a donation to a local
           own book, Hamlet, the Algonquin Cat.   animal shelter.
           algonquinhotel.com                   thelondonwesthollywood.com


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